This is the genesis...

This is where it begins... 

We are building a SDR Test USB 3.0 interface for Run Chen's Receiver.

I am super excited about this, esp. getting to work with PHH's Phd. Student and in his lab!

This is where it all started:

After completing the Analog Verification project for PHH's course (who's report is still pending), I receive
this email after from Run Chen:

Run Chen runchen@usc.edu	Mar 14 (6 days ago)
to akshay.mahajan, Hossein

Hi Akshay,
My name is Run Chen. I am a Phd student working with Prof. Hashemi and my research is the development of Software Defined Radio (SDR) for wireless communications.
We are going to measure our SDR systems soon and we are looking for someone who is interested to develop the software control part. The hardware (IC chip and PCB boards) is ready for measure. The project includes developing control codes for IC components and possibly a GUI which controls the entire SDR receiver. It might take one or two weeks. Some USB interface programming will be required.
Professor Hashemi recommends that you might be a good candidate. So please let me know if you are interested. Thanks.
Best,
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Run Chen
PhD Student
Department of Electrical Engineering - Electrophysics
University of Southern California
Powell Hall of Engineering 426
Los Angeles, CA 90089
Phone: 213-740-4422

Pretty cool huh. So I go and meet him on the next day of my Marvell interview and he shows me his work and tells me what I have to work on! Awesome!